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Let crying babes lie: Study supports notion of leaving infants to cry themselves back to sleep

Today, mothers of newborns find themselves confronting a common dilemma: Should they let their babies "cry it out" when they wake up at night? Or should they rush to comfort their crying little one?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (13) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Scientists weaken HIV infection in immune cells using synthetic agents

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is notorious for hiding within certain types of cells, where it reproduces at a slowed rate and eventually gives rise to chronic inflammation, despite drug therapy. But researchers at Temple ...

HIV & AIDS created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clues to heart disease in unexpected places, researchers discover

A major factor in the advance of heart disease is the death of heart tissue, a process that a team of scientists at Temple University School of Medicine's (TUSM) Center for Translational Medicine think could be prevented ...

Cardiology created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study may lead to new strategies against sepsis

Scientists at the Center for Translational Medicine at the Temple University School of Medicine are inching closer to solving a long-standing mystery in sepsis, a complex and often life-threatening condition that affects ...

Medical research created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find cancer-causing virus in the brain, potential connection to epilepsy

Researchers at Shriner's Hospital Pediatric Research Center at the Temple University School of Medicine, and the University of Pennsylvania have evidence linking the human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) – the most common cause ...

Neuroscience created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Temple scientists target DNA repair to eradicate leukemia stem cells

Despite treatment with imatinib, a successful drug that targets chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a deadly type of cancer, some patients may continue to be at risk for relapse because a tiny pool of stem cells is resistant ...

Cancer created Dec 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Decreased kidney function leads to decreased cognitive functioning

Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to a study led by Temple University. This is the first ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spatial skills may be improved through training, new review finds

Spatial skills--those involved with reading maps and assembling furniture--can be improved if you work at it, that's according to a new look at the studies on this topic by researchers at Northwestern University and Temple.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Parents' work-life stress hinders healthy eating

In a tight economy, with fewer jobs, many people end up working harder and sacrificing more to stay employed. A new study finds that one of those sacrifices is sometimes their own and their family's nutrition.

Health created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows how high-fat diets increase colon cancer risk

Epidemiologists have long warned that, in addition to causing obesity, eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer. Now, researchers at Temple University have established a link that may explain ...

Cancer created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein in the brain could be a key target in controlling Alzheimer's

A protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at ...

Neuroscience created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bitter sensitive children eat more vegetables with help of dip

There's an existential crisis that often happens at dinner tables across the country: why won't kids eat their vegetables? Research has found that one reason could be a sensitivity to bitterness, fairly common among children ...

Health created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Interactive play with blocks found to facilitate development of spatial vocabulary

In a recent study published in Mind, Brain and Education, researchers at Temple's Infant Lab found there are some very real benefits to playing with that old toy classic — blocks.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Marijuana component could ease pain from chemotherapy drugs

A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemo therapy, particularly in breast cancer patients, according to researchers at Temple University's School of Pharmacy.

Medications created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Differences in cell response could explain higher rates of hypertension in African-Americans

A key difference in the way that cells from African-Americans respond to inflammation could be an answer to why this group is disproportionately affected by hypertension, something that has eluded scientists for many years.

Medical research created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast